Sveta

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Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A diminutive of the female given name Svetlana, from Russian

    "Then one evening Katya approached a girl named Svetlana. “Sveta, you have such beautiful hair,” she said. “Where did you get your permanent?”"

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"Then one evening Katya approached a girl named Svetlana. “Sveta, you have such beautiful hair,” she said. “Where did you get your permanent?”"

Etymology

From Russian Све́та (Svéta), an informal pet form of Светла́на (Svetlána, “Svetlana”).

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